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The Universe As We Know It
J. Aatish Roa

Learn about our solar system, interstellar visitors, unexplained phenomena and many more.

Summary

Price
£19 inc VAT
Study method
Online, On Demand 
Duration
2 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Reed Courses Certificate of Completion - Free

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Overview

Hello all !!

I came up with this course due to an extremely amusing encounter. My 7 Years old daughter found a very old textbook of mine which included Pluto as the 9th planet & she asked me why she can't see it in her textbooks. So I explained her the good old story of Pluto loosing its planet status in 2005. That gave me a drive to create a course that can help anyone to remind what lies beyond. I personally enjoyed making this course.

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Curriculum

4
sections
21
lectures
1h 58m
total

    • 1: The universe and our solar system 07:20

    • 2: The Sun 06:22
    • 3: Mercury - The swift planet 04:29
    • 4: Venus - Evening star 04:50
    • 5: Our planet EARTH 08:04
    • 6: Mars - The Red One 06:19
    • 7: Asteroid Belt - Home of ceres 05:42
    • 8: Jupiter - The gas giant 06:11
    • 9: Saturn - Ringed planet 05:13
    • 10: Coldest planet - Uranus 05:08
    • 11: Neptune - The Last One 05:15
    • 12: Kuiper Belt - Home Of Pluto 02:20
    • 13: Comets - Cosmic snowballs 04:51
    • 14: Oort Cloud 02:45

    • 15: Cosmic definitions 10:30
    • 16: Oumuamua 06:31
    • 17: The great attractor 04:58
    • 18: Tabby star 04:31
    • 19: Boomerang Nebula 03:20

    • 20: Human Feats in space 07:41
    • 21: First pic of Black Hole 05:00

Description

Following are some important points covered.

1.Our solar system including comets,dwarf planets and asteroids.

2.Comprehensive description of all the 8 planets and the sun.

3.Cosmic definitions like black hole,black body, CMB radiation, Supernova, Nebula, Kuiper belts, Oort cloud etc;

4.The NAVAGRAHA system in Hindu astrology.

5. Mysterious events,objects and anomalies in the universe like Oumuamua, The great attractor, Boomerang nebula etc;

6.Brief description of all the major attempts made by mankind to the space.

7. Achievements in the field of astronomy and cosmology (The 1st pic of BLACK HOLE)

If by going through this course, you end up looking deep into the night sky, that would be a total WIN for us.

Best Regards

Who is this course for?

  • Anybody interested to know how the clock of universe ticks !!

Requirements

  • Just a keen & curious mind :)

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